CIC Opening Hours

Plan Your Visit: Services & Hours

  1. The Information Desk (CIC)

Your primary resource for navigating the Holy Land

  • What we do: Provide real-time data on Christian sites, local transportation, current church services, and cultural events.
  • Where to find us: Located inside the Jaffa Gate
  • Service Hours:
    • Monday – Thursday: 09:00 – 16:00
    • Friday: 9:00-15:00
    • Saturday & Sunday: Closed
  • How to Connect:
  1. Franciscan Pilgrims’ Office (FPO)

The official hub for liturgical arrangements and pilgrim certificates

  • What we do:
  • Mass Reservations: Book Masses & liturgical celebrations at Franciscan-managed Holy Sites
  • Pilgrim Certificates: Issuing official documentation of your pilgrimage
  • Where to find us: Inside the CIC building at Jaffa Gate
  • Service Hours :
    • Monday – Friday: 09:00 – 13:00
    • Saturday & Sunday: Closed
  • How to Book:
  1. Franciscan Corner Bookshop

Our physical gateway to literature and keepsakes.

  • What we do: Sale of Bibles, academic biblical and theological texts, maps, spiritual guides, and devotional books and souvenirs. All products are available in multiple languages.
  • Where to find us: At the corner of Omar Ibn el Qattab Sq. & Greek Catholic Patriarchate St.
  • Service Hours :
    • Tuesday – Saturday: 09:00 – 17:00
    • Sunday and Monday: Closed

4. Multimedia Exhibition: The Experience of Resurrection

3D audio and visual explanation about the Holy Sepulchre in relation to the history of Jerusalem

  • What we do: a profound 3D presentation about the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem
  • Where to find us: inside the Christian Information Center CIC building
  • Service Hours :
    • Monday – Thursday: 09:00 – 15:00
    • Friday :9:00-14:00
    • Saturday & Sunday: Closed